Hand-bag lock.



A. MAZON & A. CALLES.

HAND BAG LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.28. 1917.

Patented Sept. 17,1918.

I'NVENTOW Z 1/ we WITNESSES ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT MAZON AND ANDRES CALLES, OF SANTE FE, NEW MEXICO.

HAND-BAG LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT MAZON and ANDRES CALLES, citizens of theUnited States,

.residing at Sante Fe, in the county of Sante Fe and State of NewMexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-BagLocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand bag locks and the primary object is toprovide an efficient device for locking and holding two traveling bagsor the like together so that it will be impossible to pick up and carryaway one without the other.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a looseconnection between two hand grips or traveling bags so that when theyare placed by the owner in a temporary resting place as, for instance,in a railway station or other public building, the two bags will be heldtogether preventing the theft of either one or both of them.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a hand bag lockwhich consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction,but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which de-.

vices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following description and theaccompanying drawing wherein is illustrated the preferred form of ourinvention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of two hand bagsshowing the invention attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device detached.

Referring to the drawing wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofour invention, in which like numerals of reference indicate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, a pair of chains 1 and2 are provided of any suitable length and these are fastened securelytogether intermediate their ends so that a cross chain is providedhaving four radiating portions and the ter-.

minals of three of the portions are provided with rings 3 for attachingthem to convenient parts of the baggage or hand luggage. The remainingchain is provided at its terminal with a suitable padlock 4 having anarcuate shackle 5. This lock is adapted to be unlocked by a key in theusual manner.

When in use, the chain will be passed through the handles of the handgrip and two of the ends attached to the shackle 5 by inserting theshackle through the ring 3. The shackle will then be closed and snappedto locked position and if it is desired to connect more hand luggage tothe device the other chains may also be fastened to the handles thereof.It will be obvious that any number of chains may be provided and eachwill have a ring 3 at its end for engagement with the shackle 5 ofthepadlock, and it will be impossible to move one of the hand bagswithout disturbing'the other or others.

If desired a short length of chain 6 may be attached to one of thechains of the device and the chain 6 will be provided with a suitableframe for the inserting of a hand plate 7 to identify the bags if theyare placed in a checking room or the like.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durablehand bag lock has been provided, the details of which embody thepreferred form. We desire it to be understood that slight changes in theminor details of construction may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention or the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

Claim A handbag lock, adapted for use with a plurality of hand bags,each having ahandle, comprising flexible chains of substantially equallength fastened securely together intermediate their ends to provide aplurality of relatively short portions extending from a common point ofjuncture, one of the said short lengths having a lock at its endprovided with a shackle, and rings attached to all of the terminals ofthe other chains and adapted to be passed through the handles of thehand bags and beengaged with the said shackles.

In testlmony whereof we affix our signatures 1n presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT MAZON.

ANDRES CALLES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressingthe commissioner of I'atents,

Washington. D. G.

